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WorksheetsPE & KE - Formative
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
2.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
3.
What is the unit of measurement for kinetic energy
a)
Newton
b)
Joule
c)
Watt
d)
Kilogram
4.
What 2 factors affect gravitational potential energy?
a)
gravity and time
b)
distance and force
c)
mass and height
d)
power and gravity
5.
At which point is potential energy greatest
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
6.
While a boulder is on the top of a hill it has what type of energy?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Kinetic
c)
Potential
d)
Reactive
7.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is potential energy at its greatest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which of the following is NOT true about Potential Energy?
a)
An object's position affects its potential energy
b)
Potential energy is Stored energy
c)
Potential energy only occurs when an object is in motion
d)
All objects have potential energy
9.
____________ is the ability to cause change.
a)
Energy
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Motion
10.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
11.
Elastic potential energy is energy stored in object that are compressed or __________.
a)
movement
b)
stretched
c)
harnessed
d)
pressed
12.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
13.
What kind of energy is in basketball passing through the hoop?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
14.
What kind of energy is in an acorn hanging from an oak tree?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
15.
What kind of energy is in a waving hand?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
16.
What kind of energy is in flowerpot sitting on a windowsill?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
17.
What energy is being transferred?
a)
thermal
b)
sound
c)
gravitational
d)
kinetic
18.
Which is the BEST example of kinetic energy?
a)
a bird sitting on the edge of a cliff
b)
a sky diver jumping from a plane
c)
a dog sitting in his bed
d)
a watch on a person's arm
19.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
20.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction
21.
It is January and Haley, Sarah and Becky are tired of having cold feet while waiting for the school bus to come in the morning. They decide to design an experiment to test the effectiveness of wool, cotton and nylon as insulators. They fill identical bottles with 200 ml of water at 100 C and place inside each sock. They take the temperature of the water after 20 minutes. What is the independent variable?
a)
cold feet
b)
insulators
c)
water
d)
temperature
22.
It is January and Haley, Sarah and Becky are tired of having cold feet while waiting for the school bus to come in the morning. They decide to design an experiment to test the effectiveness of wool, cotton and nylon as insulators. They fill identical bottles with 200 ml of water at 100 C and place inside each sock. They take the temperature of the water after 20 minutes. What is the dependent variable?
a)
cold feet
b)
insulators
c)
water
d)
temperature
23.
A group of middle school students were given a short course in speed-reading. The instructor was curious if a monetary incentive would influence performance on a reading test taken at the end of the course. Half the students were offered $5 for obtaining a certain level of performance on the test, the other half were not offered money. What is the independent variable?
a)
middle school students
b)
performance
c)
a monetary incentive
d)
speed-reading
24.
A group of middle school students were given a short course in speed-reading. The instructor was curious if a monetary incentive would influence performance on a reading test taken at the end of the course. Half the students were offered $5 for obtaining a certain level of performance on the test, the other half were not offered money. What is the dependent variable?
a)
middle school students
b)
performance level
c)
a monetary incentive
d)
speed-reading
25.
What are two main forms of energy?
a)
Potential and Kinetic
b)
Chemical and Electrical
c)
Nuclear and Motion
d)
Heat and Light
26.
Wind Energy is...
a)
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
27.
Solar Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
28.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
29.
Energy can neither be created or destroyed, it can only be
a)
transported
b)
transversed
c)
transformed
d)
transferred
30.
What is the energy of position or shape that depends on weight and height, also called stored energy?
a)
Energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Potential energy
d)
Sound energy
31.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Electrical
d)
Sound
32.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
33.
What kind of energy?
a)
Thermal
b)
Electrical
c)
Mechanical
d)
Radiant
34.
What kind of energy?
a)
Radiant
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
35.
Which type of energy does the battery produce?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
mechanical
d)
electrical
36.
The total energy in a system is 1000 J. There are 900 J of potential energy, how many joules of kinetic energy are there?
a)
1900 J
b)
1000 J
c)
900 J
d)
100 J
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